Young women are the most likely to feel depressed

The fifth edition of the Ipsos World Mental Health Day report is a 31-country study looking at the people’s perceptions of mental health and how they think their healthcare systems treat mental health.

Key findings include:

• Globally most people have been feeling stressed. Just over three in five, 62% on average across 31 countries, say they have felt stressed to the point where it had an impact on their daily life at least once. Levels of stress range from a high of 76% in Türkiye to a low of 44% in Japan. Overall, a slightly higher proportion of women (66%) are stressed than men (58%).
• Mental health is still the number one concern. Our latest Health Service Report finds 45% cite mental health as one of the main health issues facing their nation. Cancer is second with 38% and stress follows with 31% mentioning it across 31 countries.
• Health of mind and body seen as equal. Just over three in four (76%, global country average) say mental and physical health are equally important, with a majority in all 31 countries saying this is the case. While mind and body are seen as equal people are more likely to say they often think about their physical (72%) than their mental wellbeing (60%).
• Healthcare systems prioritise physical issues. The public believe the emphasis by healthcare professionals is often still on the body. On average across 31 countries, 41% say physical health is treated as more important than mental health by their country’s current healthcare system, 13% say mental health is treated as more important and 31% say both are treated equally.

https://www.ipsos.com/en/ipsos-world-mental-health-day-report